Friday 1 July 2016

Rain Rain all the way




Born and brought up in old age Calcutta (Kolkata now) and working life spent in Mumbai, Monsoon has been a dirty word.

It brought misery and loads of it.

Overflowing sewers, flooded streets, damp walls, dripping water from wet clothes all over the carpet, running nose, stuck in a car half submerged… I have had gone through the entire gamut. 

So imagine my surprise when I moved to Goa.

Rains came down in buckets. Then suddenly, the sky would be blue and the Sun would come out, shinning and smiling. Again, half an hour later, dark clouds would roll in, blocking away the light as day time becomes late evening. Another downpour would begin.

Lying on the bed in my 4th floor flat near Calangute beach, I would keep staring at the sky through the large sliding window, fascinated.

What 50 shades of grey? There must be 500! I used to marvel at the low lying clouds drifting by, changing colours, moulding from one shape to another in those myriad shades of white, greys and black.

I asked my interior designer friend her take on Monsoon. I was surprised by her spontaneous response and I quote, ‘Rain, Rain Come All Again….Quoted from a very old nursery rhymes “RAIN RAIN COME AGAIN...” means Monsoon is all in. 


When monsoon is in mind the picture is more like pastels and  vibrant colors, fancy rain-coats & umbrellas with  dark romantic sky.
She added, her favourite past time at home and especially if it is a monsoon evening, is to curl up on a comfy settee on the balcony, nursing a cup of hot coffee or tea , accompanied with steaming, delicious Pakoras.

But being an Interior design professional, she doesn’t forget to add her warning: Do not ignore what monsoon does in our HOME.

Here are some of her makeover ideas for monsoon.


  • Roll up your carpets, rugs in plastic so that you can save them from dampness.
  • Keep scented candles nearby. If the electricity goes off (my addition: in Bangalore, they switch off the current at the slightest hint of rain), it might not be a bad idea to keep the generator off while you try to find your childhood ghosts in the flickering shadows.
 

  • Monsoon season is the time to have translucent window. Invest in lace curtains or curtains without lining to ensure the daylight passing through, bathing the room in suffused glow.
  • Hang some decorative wind-chimes. The sound will definitely soothe your mind.
  • Go completely green indoors, the plants will make your home more vibrant and brighten up your space that very moment 

      


And lastly, savour the sound of cascading rain or the steady pritter- pratter of the drizzle as it touches the earth. When the rain begins after a dry spell, go out of the room on to the balcony. Breathe in the smell of the slightly sodden earth. It is something not to be missed.

Hope you enjoy reading…Now Let's enjoy the Monsoon….
HAPPY RAINING…!!!

So that's her take on Monsoon. Well, Women have their way of bringing romantic angle to something as mundane as water falling from sky.

(The blog was shared by Mr Arunangshu M Lahiri, a Marketer, Stock Enthusiast, a writer and heads a Digital Agency.)

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